Oredigger Headlines

In our Summer 2017 issue, we investigated the history of Mines’ student newspaper, The Oredigger, to see the issues it has covered and how the tradition has carried through to today. Below are some of our favorite headlines over the years and provide a taste of the issues that were important to Mines students over the years.

Headlines through the decades

1921: “Miners Make Good Record in Manly Art”

1924: “Van Tuyl Writes Popular Oil Book”

1936: “Houses Awake to Find Trophies Have Walked Out”

1937: “Freshman Will Clean, Paint Mines ‘M’ Soon”

1939: “Lieutenant Hill Will Leave Mines at End of Semester: Transferred to Duty at California Post”